[en] This paper summarizes the good practices by nine selected OECD countries
that seek to promote responsible foreign investment in developing country agriculture, primarily
by investors in their territory or jurisdiction. The study provides examples of the increasing trend of
home countries in establishing binding legal norms and other mechanisms as safeguards that are
relevant for agricultural investment. It finds that states apply some specific provisions to hold private
corporate actors investing in agriculture abroad accountable, for example in regard to bribery of
foreign public officials. Investment home countries are also increasingly using safeguards relevant for
agricultural investment by companies that are controlled by the state or seek its support. Furthermore,
Public‑Private Partnerships are increasingly used in development assistance projects as a means to
promote responsible agricultural investment. In these cases, the safeguards usually imply the use of
negotiated and approved instruments such as the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance
of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT). The Principles
for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI), endorsed in 2014 by the
Committee on World Food Security (CFS), are likely to become a major guidance instrument, given
recent declarations by the G7 and G20.